Advanced Blueprint Reading
October 30 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
$500.00 – $675.00Session Dates:
October 30 & November 6, 13, 20, 2024 & December 4, 11, 2024
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Each Day
Manheim Office
135 Shellyland Road
Manheim, PA 17545
Seminar Overview:
All construction industry personnel will benefit from additional experience and knowledge gained in reading blueprints. In this course, students will gain experience in all trades of construction blueprint reading. Learn to check plans and details, verify dimensions, check plan notes, specifications, and how to coordinate various trades on the jobsite.
Bring your textbook (“Print Reading for Construction, 8th edition” from Basic Blueprint) and scientific calculator or smart phone to class.
Textbooks and scales are available for purchase if you did not take Basic Blueprint Reading or have an older edition.
Students will work with prints/specs, perform exercises, and solve problems in the following areas:
- Construction specifications
- Site and plot plans
- Foundation plans and concrete footing details
- Plumbing system prints
- HVAC systems prints
- Electrical Blueprints
- Structural steel prints
- Masonry building prints
- Welding symbols and drawings
Benefits of Attending:
- Understand how to find the proper details and wall section, and verify the correct dimensions.
- Learn to spot conflicts and omissions in the construction plan set and how to resolve inconsistencies in the plans.
- Gain confidence in reading construction blueprints for estimating work, build construction work, material take off, and checking dimensions.
- Read and interpret prints faster and more accurately for fewer mistakes and greater productivity.
- Learn to look ahead and how to anticipate the next subcontractors’ work needs.
Who Should Attend:
This course is for those employees in a supervisory role who have basic blueprint knowledge and anyone involved in the construction industry working with or around construction prints and specifications.
* Note: for Advanced Blueprint Reading, students who have not previously taken the Basic Blueprint Reading Class should have two or more years of experience or a basic knowledge of construction and prints.
Instructor:
Ed Fisher, Light-Heigel and Associates: Ed is a Project Manager / Vice President for Light-Heigel and Associates, a Civil Engineering and Surveying firm and has been involved in the engineering and construction industry for more than 30 years. Ed brings a variety of real-life construction experiences and knowledge to the classroom for problem solving. His goal in every class is to help participants gain confidence in their abilities and to put their knowledge to work.
Registration Details:
Preferred registration date: Seven days prior to session date
Price includes: instruction, hands-on activities and course materials. Note: Textbook is not included; please purchase separately, as needed.
If you must cancel for any reason, please contact us immediately.
Cancellations received less than 7 days of the start of class cannot be refunded; substitutions are permitted.
ABC Members may select the option to be invoiced.
Non-members will need to please pay at time of registration either via credit card payment online or by calling the Chapter office: (717) 653-8106.
EIN: 23-1618254 – Contributions or gifts are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, payments may be deductible by members as an ordinary, necessary business expense. See your accountant for details.
